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Friday, April 12, 2024

Belfer Briefing on Europe with Greece's Minister of National Defense Nikos Dendias (Open to Harvard ID holders only; Pre-registration required)
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Harvard Kennedy School, Belfer Library, Littauer 369
Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs & Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies — Belfer Briefing on Europe with Greece's Minister of National Defense Nikos Dendias (Open to Harvard ID holders only; Pre-registration required)
  • Nikos Dendias – Minister of National Defence, The Hellenic Republic
  • Chair and Discussant Karen Donfried – Senior Fellow, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School; Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, Department of State (2021-2023); President, German Marshall Fund of the United States (2014-2021)
  • Welcome Remarks by Elaine Papoulias – Executive Director, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University

Tuesday, April 16, 2024

Art Exhibit Panel | Reimagining Germany after WWII: Art, History & Politics
4:00pm - 5:15pm
Lower Level Conference Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
Deutsche Bundesbank & Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies — Art Exhibit Panel | Reimagining Germany after WWII: Art, History & Politics
  • Belinda Davis – Professor of History, Department of History, Rutgers University
  • Gregory Williams – Director of Undergraduate Studies and Associate Professor of Contemporary Art, Boston University
  • Welcome Remarks by Grzegorz Ekiert – Laurence A. Tisch Professor of Government, Harvard University; Resident Faculty, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Introduction by Hans-Helmut Kotz – Visiting Professor of Economics, Resident Faculty, & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; Member of the Executive Board, German Bundesbank (2002-2012)
  • Opening Remarks by Joachim Nagel – President, Deutsche Bundesbank; Member, Governing Council of the European Central Bank
  • Chair David Spreen – Assistant Professor of History, Harvard University; Resident Faculty and Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; Faculty Associate, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University
Art Exhibit Opening | Parallel Beginnings: New German Expressionists & Ida Kerkovius
5:15pm - 6:30pm
Jacek E. Giedrojć Gallery, Adolphus Busch Hall, 27 Kirkland Street at Cabot Way, Cambridge, MA 02138
Deutsche Bundesbank & Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies — Art Exhibit Opening | Parallel Beginnings: New German Expressionists & Ida Kerkovius

Wednesday, April 17, 2024

Visions of Inequality: From the French Revolution to the End of the Cold War
2:30pm - 4:00pm
Hoffmann Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
Seminar on the State and Capitalism since 1800 — Visions of Inequality: From the French Revolution to the End of the Cold War
  • Branko Milanovic – Research Professor & Senior Scholar, Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality, City University of New York (CUNY)
  • Chair Peter A. Hall – Krupp Foundation Professor of European Studies, Harvard University; Resident Faculty & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; Senior Advisor, Executive Committee, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University and Kathleen Thelen – Ford Professor of Political Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Faculty Associate & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University

Thursday, April 18, 2024

Session 7:  Senior Thesis Writers' Reflections Roundtable
5:00pm - 6:00pm
Goldman Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
Thesis Workshop for Juniors — Session 7: Senior Thesis Writers' Reflections Roundtable
  • Julia Tellides – Student, Harvard College
  • Logan Kelly – Student, Harvard College
  • Gordon Ebanks – Student, Harvard College
  • Chair Charles Clavey – Lecturer on Social Studies, Harvard University; Thesis Workshop Organizer & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University and William Whitham – Lecturer, Committee on Degrees in Social Studies, Harvard University; Thesis Workshop Organizer, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Commentary by Spyros Economides – Associate Professor, London School of Economics and Political Science; Visiting Scholar 2023-2024, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University and Javier Martínez-Cantó – Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Barcelona Institute of International Studies; Ramon Areces Fellow & Visiting Scholar 2023-2024, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University

Friday, April 19, 2024

ART EXHIBIT | Parallel Beginnings: New German Expressionists & Ida Kerkovius
10:00am - 4:00pm
Jacek E. Giedrojć Gallery, Adolphus Busch Hall, 27 Kirkland Street at Cabot Way, Cambridge, MA 02138
Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies & Deutsche Bundesbank — ART EXHIBIT | Parallel Beginnings: New German Expressionists & Ida Kerkovius

Thursday, April 25, 2024

The Carnation Revolution: Assessing 50 Years of Democracy in Portugal
10:00am - 11:30am
Lower Level Conference Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
CES Special Event & The Consulate of Portugal — The Carnation Revolution: Assessing 50 Years of Democracy in Portugal
  • Antonio Costa Pinto – Visiting Fellow, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs; Research Professor, Institute of Social Science, University of Lisbon; Professor of Politics, Lusófona University
  • Lúcio Vinhas de Souza – Advisor, European External Action Service; Fellow, Harvard University; Visiting Professor, Brandeis University
  • Daniela Melo – Lecturer, Social Sciences, Boston University
  • Chair Daniel Ziblatt – Director, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies & Eaton Professor of the Science of Government, Harvard University; Unit Director, Transformations of Democracy, WZB Berlin Social Science Center
  • Opening Remarks by Tiago Araújo – Consulate General of Portugal in Boston
ARTS FIRST | Parallel Beginnings: New German Expressionists & Ida Kerkovius
10:00am - 4:00pm
Jacek E. Giedrojć Gallery, Adolphus Busch Hall, 27 Kirkland Street at Cabot Way, Cambridge, MA 02138
Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies & Deutsche Bundesbank — ARTS FIRST | Parallel Beginnings: New German Expressionists & Ida Kerkovius

Friday, April 26, 2024

ARTS FIRST | Parallel Beginnings: New German Expressionists & Ida Kerkovius
10:00am - 4:00pm
Jacek E. Giedrojć Gallery, Adolphus Busch Hall, 27 Kirkland Street at Cabot Way, Cambridge, MA 02138
Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies & Deutsche Bundesbank — ARTS FIRST | Parallel Beginnings: New German Expressionists & Ida Kerkovius
Cultivating Seeds Abroad: Turkey's Diaspora Youth Diplomacy
12:00pm - 1:15pm
Hoffmann Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
New Research on Europe Seminar — Cultivating Seeds Abroad: Turkey's Diaspora Youth Diplomacy
  • Ayca Arkilic – Senior Lecturer, Victoria University of Wellington; Visiting Scholar 2023-2024, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Chair Lenore Martin – Professor of Political Science, Emmanuel College; Associate, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs & Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Harvard University
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